Month: January 2016

The other day a friend asked me why I am running against two well-known Democrats. He said, “Kroeger, you’re not known in politics, maybe you should look at this as your trial run and prepare for another race in a couple of years.” I understood where he was coming from, I’ve heard that before and…

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A recent poll said that 43% of the Democrats polled in Iowa identified themselves as “socialist.” I find that a bit suspect and alarming and it has stirred controversy among Democrats and Republicans, alike; Democrats who don’t want to identify with socialism and Republicans to fan the flame that Democrats want to take America toward…

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I’m a Capitalist. I want a boat, a bigger house (maybe with a moat!) and I want make enough money so that I never have to worry about the bills…along with a sports car and a little bling. And if my capitalist dream ever comes true….I won’t change one word of what I’m saying today about the market, regulations and…

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I was talking with someone after the State of the Union address with whom I share very few political positions. We respect each other and I always enjoy our discussions, but we are political opposites. This was not an angry or contentious discussion by any means, but toward the end I realized, perhaps for the…

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I saw a poll among voters that concluded that President Obama has been the worst president in post-FDR history. They ranked President Reagan as the greatest. It isn’t hard to dismiss this sort of faux-information as meaningless, given the fact that The Kardashians and The Bachelor continue to get high ratings, but I must admit that a wave…

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Years ago I was struck by a line from Woody Allen’s “Crimes and Misdemeanors.” The film’s protagonist, Judah, imagines his family celebrating a Passover dinner as he contemplates (his real life) guilt after having his girlfriend killed. He asks the table about the ethical consequences and his imagined aunt responds, “And I say if he…